At 7.5 pounds, the Envy 17 3D is a reasonable weight for a notebook this size, but you Sony VGP-BPS13 Battery likely won't carry it often (and then, you'll need the AC adapter, as you'll see in the battery section). With a maximum height of 1.5 Sony VGP-BPS13A/B Battery inches, the Envy 17 3D also feels thick, especially compared to Apple's 17-inch MacBook Pro, which is just 0.98 inches.

Display and Sound
For the non-3D version of the Envy 17, HP offers a BrightView Infinity display, which has a 1600 x 900 resolution, standard viewing angles, Sony VGP-BPS9/S Battery and a 60-percent color gamut. However, the 3D comes with a higher-res Ultra BrightView Infinity display, which has 1920 x Sony VGP-BPS9A/B Battery 1080 full HD resolution, wide viewing angles, a 72-percent color gamut, and a refresh rate of 120Hz. The notebook also packs ATI's Sony VGP-BPS9/B Battery Eyefinity multi-display technology, which lets users connect up to three external monitors, provided one is attached via mini DisplayPort.

When we watched Blu-rays on the Envy 17 3D, we were impressed by the level of detail. As promised, the display was bright, too, Sony VGP-BPS9 Battery and the colors were true. We were also able to watch movies comfortably from the sides and even with the lid pushed far forward, but that Sony VGP-BPS8A Battery required us to dim the lights; with the lights on, the display was too reflective to watch at wide angles. We also Sony VGP-BPS8 Battery wish HP included skip buttons on the keyboard; if you want to skip chapters in a DVD or Blu-ray, you have to use the touchpad and touch buttons.

The Envy 17 3D's speakers, which are tucked discreetly onto the front lip of the notebook, are powered by Beats audio technology. When Sony VGP-BPS13A/S Battery listening to music or playing games, we were impressed with the fidelity and power of the speakers. Not only were sounds crisp Sony VGP-BPS2 Battery and bright, but there was plenty of low-end bass, too. We liked that you can also tweak equalizer settings using the Beats Sony VGP-BPS2A Battery audio control panel.

Keyboard and Touchpad
The Envy 17 3D has a chiclet-style keyboard and number pad that stretch across the 16-inch chassis. On the Ten Thumbs Typing Sony VGP-BPS2B Battery Test, we typed at a fast rate of 94 words per minute, even with little practice on the keyboard. In addition to the keyboard's backlighting, Sony VGP-BPS2C Battery we like that the keys have a soft finish and make little noise when you type. We also appreciate that you don't have to press the Sony VGP-BPS13A/Q Battery Fn key to access media controls in the function row of keys.

The Envy 17 3D has a large 4.2 x 2.5-inch touchpad which doubles as a clickable button. Although we've given HP's touchpads Sony VGP-BPS13/B Battery much flack in the past for being either jumpy or having too much friction, the Envy 17 3D's was easier to use. Occasionally, the cursor Sony VGP-BPS13B/B Battery jumped slightly--it's worse for those who use two hands--but for the most part we had little problem moving the cursor to specific spots Sony VGP-BPS13B/Q Battery on the screen. The integrated touch buttons were always easy to press.

Heat
While the Envy 17 we reviewed in September stayed relatively cool, we noticed much warmer temperatures on the Envy 17 3D. After Sony VGP-BPS13/Q Battery playing a Hulu video at full screen for 15 minutes, the touchpad stayed a chilly 84 degrees Fahrenheit, but the space between the G and Sony VGP-BPS21A/B Battery H keys was a very warm 105 degrees, and the middle of the underside was 100 degrees.

The left side of the Envy 17 3D is the real trouble area. Sony VGP-BPS21/S Battery We can accept a fan that blows 120-degree air. But after we played Call of Duty for 10 minutes, the left Shift and Caps Lock keys were a blazing 125 degrees. That's Sony VGP-BPS21 Battery disturbing.

Heat
The Samsung RF510 stayed pleasantly cool throughout our testing. Even after streaming video at full screen for 15 minutes, Sony VGP-BPS21A Battery the keyboard measured a temperate 92 degrees. The touchpad clocked in at a chilly 89 degrees, as did the middle bottom area. Those numbers Sony VGP-BPS21B Battery are excellent, because we consider anything below 95 degrees comfortable and anything below 90 degrees imperceptible. By comparison, the bottom of the good battery Dell XPS 15 reached a warm 102 degrees.

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Design
At 14.9 x 10.1 X 1.5 inches and 5.6 pounds, the RF510 is too bulky to carry around all day ibm akku but light enough to move from the living room to the bedroom and then the kids' room in a flash. It's also noticeably lighter than the Dell XPS 15 sony akku (6.1 pounds, 15 x 10.4 x 1.5 inches).

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Keyboard and Touchpad
The RF510's island-style keyboard sports a numeric keypad and offers solid tactile feedback fushitsu akku and a smooth key surface, though it lacks a backlight. We scored our typical rate of 80 words per minute on the Ten Thumbs Typing Test, with a dell battery modest 2 percent error rate.

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Design
The Envy 17 3D shares the same minimalist-chic sony battery design as the smaller Envy 14, including a rock-solid taupe chassis made of aluminum and magnesium. A few touches, such as a paisley-esque pattern of raised bumps on the lid and palm rest and HP's glowing logo on the lid, mark this as a premium laptop. apple battery Between the machine's durable feel and details such as quiet keys (more on that later), the Envy 17 3D feels like a luxury acer battery laptop.